By Lurie Silberg Correspondent WEST ORANGE — Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, a venerable institution with deep roots in downtown West Orange, turned 110 years old last month. Mayor Susan McCartney proclaimed Nov. 10, 2024 as an official day of celebration, commemorated with a Sunday morning mass presided over by Archbishop of Newark, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School boys and girls cross-country runners earned All-Super Essex Conference–American Division honors, as selected by the divisional coaches. For the girls, juniors Ava Neretic and Violet Kohlenstein made the First Team and junior Rebecca Hinfey made Honorable Mention. For the boys, senior Lyfe Smith made Honorable Mention.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several Golda Och Academy boys cross-country runners earned All–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, as selected by the divisional coaches. Seniors Ari Jacobs and Jesse Schiffman made the Second Team. Senior Alex Lefkowitz made Honorable Mention. On the girls’ side for Golda Och, junior Maya Suskauer made the First Team on the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — More than 25 student-athletes recently competed in the South Orange Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Free-Throw Competition at St. Joseph’s in Maplewood. The winners were: 8-9 Boys – Sebastian Banker 10-11 Girls – Kendrick Conway 10-11 Boys – Greyson Gousse 12-13 Girls – Fiona Lowe 12-13 Boys – Aditya Singla These winners […]
KENILWORTH, NJ – The “Jingle Brawls Police vs. Fire” will take place Friday, Dec. 13, at the VFW in Kenilworth. The boxing event is organized by boxing coaches Bashir Mceachern and Yessenia Montalvo. Police and fire departments from such municipalities as East Orange, Newark, Bloomfield, Montclair, Jersey City, Orange, Paterson, Hoboken, Woodbridge, Union, North Bergen, […]
The Annual Essex County Historic Holiday House Tour is scheduled for the first weekend in December and will feature 13 historic sites decorated for the holidays and open to the public. “The Holiday House Tour is a great example of organizations throughout the county pooling their resources to create a wonderful event for families to […]
An open house was held earlier this month to share plans for the first portion of the Greenway project that will transform a nine-mile stretch of former rail line in Essex and Hudson counties into a linear recreational and transit corridor. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced that the first section to […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School cross-country runners Wyatt Palm, Gabe Kirk and Adelaide Fuller received All-Super Essex Conference honors this season, selected by the divisional coaches. In the boys’ Liberty Division, Palm made the Second Team and Kirk made Honorable Mention. In the girls’ Colonial Division, Fuller made the First Team. Photos […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Even though one might call it bittersweet, the 2024 season for the Columbia High School girls volleyball program was more sweet than bitter. The freshman team, coached by David Crouch, completed a perfect season, going 16-0 in regular-season matches, and won the West Essex Freshman Tournament by beating the host team […]
EAST ORANGE — A newly renovated Isaiah House was unveiled last week. “We are hoping to move the first family in, in the next two weeks,” said Zammeah Bivins-Gibson, executive director of Isaiah House. Isaiah House, which was founded in 1988, has served tens of thousands of homeless and at-risk families including people living with […]